In fact, when Chevrolet tried to get the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to approve the improved 409 hardware during the summer of '61, the sanctioning group refused to accept the upgrades for ...

The Chevrolet 409 W engine comes complete with a rich racing ... of commitment to restoring one of the all-time great factory hot rods. Tom found this '62 409/409 Bel Air in Indiana about 10 ...

See All 38 Photos You could order a 409 in any of Chevy's full-size offerings ... "Mystery Motor" 427 thoroughbred—an engine that HOT ROD Magazine dyno-tested in 2015— at the 1963 Daytona ...

Whoever put this thing together did a fine job and has one cool hot rod to brag about at ... The story of the SS 409 began in late 1960 when Chevrolet announced plans to enlarge the W-series ...

Inside, the Chevy Impala hot rod sports tuck-and-roll black vinyl ... but you won’t be able to hear much over that monstrous 409 beneath the hood or the Flowmaster exhaust.

Last year, we featured his beautiful orange and white '55 with a DFI-injected, big-block Chevy ("105-Day Wonder ... Terzich wants to be ready for the HOT ROD PowerFest at Maple Grove Raceway ...

A little more throttle, and the 409 is beginning to talk ... things to consider when you decide to rip it up in this Chevy Impala hot rod. Firstly, it attracts a lot of attention.

Found in Oklahoma and documented by vintage Chevrolet specialist Patrick Glenn ... a color that further enhances its status as an undercover hot rod. Granted, the two-barrel setup delivered ...

Although Chevrolet developed a V8 engine ... on the drag strip and in '60s street hot rods as described in the classic Beach Boy's song "409." The 409 ci engine began with the 1958 348 ci W ...